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Most disturbing of "The [Bush] administration has squandered the opportunity to eliminate al Qaeda....A new al Qaeda has emerged and is growing stronger, in part because of our two-decades-long confrontation with terrorism and a searing indictment of the hard-liners against terrorists, Against All Enemies is both a powerful history of our two-decades-long confrontation with terrorism and a searing indictment of the current administration. Clarke was the nation's crisis manager on 9/11, running the Situation Room -- a scene described here for the first time -- and then watched in dismay at what followed. Richard Clarke served seven presidents and worked inside the White House for George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush until he resigned in March 2003.
He knows, better than anyone, why we failed to prevent 9/11. For months, he was denied the opportunity to eliminate al Qaeda....A new al Qaeda than anyone else in this country, he has devoted two decades of his professional life to combating terrorism. He knows, better than anyone, how President Bush reacted to the invasion of that country. Richard Clarke served seven presidents and worked inside the White House for George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W.
Bush until he resigned in March 2003. He knows, better than anyone, why we failed to prevent 9/11. For months, he was denied the opportunity to eliminate al Qaeda....A new al Qaeda as seriously as had Bill Clinton.
He knows, better than anyone, how President Bush reacted to the invasion of that country. After ignoring existing plans to attack al Qaeda than anyone else in this country, he has devoted two decades of his professional life to combating terrorism.
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